PC Matic offers security and optimization software for home and home office, and for businesses and governments.

Let's check out what we find in the software for home users.

PC Matic offers users a Free limited version of the application or an annual subscription for $50, the Rest of Life subscription for $150 that includes all updates and the Pro version which you will have to ask. If you do not like the product, PC Matic provides a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so there is no risk when purchasing PC Matic.

Test results

PC Matic was tested on our Windows 10 PC for about two weeks. We find the installation and download quick and easy. The first impression was that the program is very interesting and differs from other traditional antivirus applications.

Antivirus protection

PC Matic functions by using a list of known, trusted programs and allows them to run. Everything else that tries to execute that is not on our whitelist is sent to our malware research team to be tested. Within 24 hours it is categorized either trusted or malicious.

The company tracks tested and safe programs instead of changing malware algorithms and codes.

PC Matic found all malicious software installed on our test computer, however, we used only about 15 samples. Let’s check how it performed on bigger tests.

The application participated in the independent German-based testing lab AV-TEST[3] in July and August 2018. It was tested using about 20,000 zero-day and widespread malware samples. The protection against zero-day malware attacks including web and email threats was 99.2% in July and 100% in August. In addition, the detection rates of widespread and prevalent malware were 99.4% and 100% in July and August, respectively.

As you can see the antivirus protection is decent but not perfect.

Additional features

As it was mentioned before, PC Matic subscription includes not just security software but also security awareness training, Adblocker, and Automated PC Maintenance.

The Adblocker aims to keep the PC and data secure from malicious ads and increasing advanced malvertising attacks. In addition, the tool also stops persistent pop-up advertisements which can obtain users’ personal information, such as location, device information, and browsing habits.

System performance impact

At our test PC, PC Matic was working smoothly without an impact on a system. In fact, it actually improved the performance and speedsbecause of it automated PC maintenance features.

When it comes to AV-TEST results, PC Matic sloweddown when launching popular websites by 5%, slower download of a frequently-used application by 1%, slower launch of a standard application by 102%, slower installation of frequently used apps by 8% and slower copying files by 1%. The rates are actually similar than the industry average.

Scanning performance

PC Matic works not just like a traditional antivirus suite, as it scans the PC not just for malware but also for issues including disk fragmentation, benchmark performance, and other problems. The scans are longer than average but very informative and detailed.

Users can also choose a quick malware scan, full scan or scan a specific folder.

Customer support

PC Matic offers users customer support 7 days a week. In order to contact the support users need to fill out the form.

PC Matic also provides with a very informative support page which includes users guide, FAQs, forum help, how-to videos.\\

User interface

PC Matic is simple to use. The interface is very informative and provides very detailed results page when problems are found.

The interface looks dark.

The main window includes a very detailed and informative window about the PC’s health, such as scan summary, performance, security, disk, reports, user ratings, or summary.

Feature

Score

Antivirus protection

Mediocre

Additional features

Includes various optimization features, adblock.

System-performance impact

Minimal

Scanning performance

Very detailed reporting

User interface

Informative

The final verdict

PC Matic differs from traditional antivirus systems, as it applies a whitelist approach and focuses on optimization features. The program provides users with a decent antivirus protection at a reliable price. The tool includes a number of features, optimization tools, and adblock.